diff --git a/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml b/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
index a910e1a940..0b3f268aaf 100644
--- a/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # Configure xrpld to export traces by adding to xrpld.cfg:
 #   [telemetry]
 #   enabled=1
-#   endpoint=http://localhost:4318/v1/traces
+#   traces_endpoint=http://localhost:4318/v1/traces
 
 services:
   # OpenTelemetry Collector: receives spans from xrpld via OTLP protocol,
diff --git a/include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h b/include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h
index a7156c0bfa..678a41c50b 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h
@@ -168,9 +168,10 @@ public:
         std::string serviceInstanceId;
 
         /**
-         * OTLP/HTTP endpoint URL where spans are sent.
+         * Full OTLP/HTTP URL where spans are sent, including the signal path.
+         * Used verbatim: no other endpoint is derived from it.
          */
-        std::string exporterEndpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
+        std::string tracesEndpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
 
         /**
          * Whether to use TLS for the exporter connection.
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp
index d07f480a58..6c72b2ed20 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp
@@ -286,12 +286,12 @@ public:
     void
     start() override
     {
-        JLOG(journal_.info()) << "Telemetry starting: endpoint=" << setup_.exporterEndpoint
+        JLOG(journal_.info()) << "Telemetry starting: traces_endpoint=" << setup_.tracesEndpoint
                               << " sampling=" << setup_.samplingRatio;
 
         // Configure OTLP HTTP exporter
         otlp_http::OtlpHttpExporterOptions exporterOpts;
-        exporterOpts.url = setup_.exporterEndpoint;
+        exporterOpts.url = setup_.tracesEndpoint;
         if (setup_.useTls)
         {
             exporterOpts.ssl_ca_cert_path = setup_.tlsCertPath;
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
index 828b303c58..4cbbbf2a98 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace key {
 constexpr char const* enabled = "enabled";
 constexpr char const* serviceName = "service_name";
 constexpr char const* serviceInstanceId = "service_instance_id";
-constexpr char const* endpoint = "endpoint";
+constexpr char const* tracesEndpoint = "traces_endpoint";
 constexpr char const* useTls = "use_tls";
 constexpr char const* tlsCaCert = "tls_ca_cert";
 constexpr char const* batchSize = "batch_size";
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ constexpr char const* traceLedger = "trace_ledger";
  */
 namespace dflt {
 constexpr char const* serviceName = "xrpld";
-constexpr char const* endpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
+constexpr char const* tracesEndpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
 constexpr std::uint32_t batchSize = 512u;
 constexpr std::uint32_t batchDelayMs = 5000u;
 constexpr std::uint32_t maxQueueSize = 2048u;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ makeTelemetrySetup(
     setup.serviceVersion = version;
     setup.serviceInstanceId = section.valueOr<std::string>(key::serviceInstanceId, nodePublicKey);
 
-    setup.exporterEndpoint = section.valueOr<std::string>(key::endpoint, dflt::endpoint);
+    setup.tracesEndpoint = section.valueOr<std::string>(key::tracesEndpoint, dflt::tracesEndpoint);
 
     setup.useTls = section.valueOr<int>(key::useTls, 0) != 0;
     setup.tlsCertPath = section.valueOr<std::string>(key::tlsCaCert, "");